Author: 8;June

Wallaceburg Christian Reformed Church
PASTOR: Tim Leferink
www.wallaceburgcrc.com
phone link: 519-627-2323
JULY 26, 2026
MAY 4, 2025

July 26, 2026
10:00 am: Pastor Tim Leferink
Welcome and Announcements
Opening Song of Praise: LUYH# 511 vs.1-4 O Give the LORD Wholehearted Praise
Gathering BY God’s Grace
*God Calls Us Into Worship
*Opening Prayer and Greeting
*Song of Praise: LUYH# 506 Better Is One Day
Experiencing God’s Grace through the Lord’s Supper
Lord’s Supper Litany
*Song: LUYH# 620 Good to Me
Prayer with the Children (children ages 3 – grade 2 leave for Sunday School)
Song of Preparation: LUYH# 537 Open the Eyes of My Heart
Scripture Reading: Psalm 42
Sermon: “Summer in the Psalms – Psalm 42”
*Song of Response: LUYH# 503 As the Deer
Offering: Open Doors
Going WITH God’s Grace
Congregational Prayer
*Blessing
*Closing Song: LUYH# 543 Now Thank We All Our God
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A warm and special welcome to all those who are joining us in worship today.
We are so glad you are here!
May we have a blessed day as we praise our awesome God!
OFFICIATING ELDER:
July 26: Glen Lubbers August 2: Gary DePooter
August 9: WAMBO August 16: Rob Kraayenbrink
OFFERINGS:
July 26: Open Doors
Deacons: Chad Lubbers and Kaley Bergsma
August 2: Knox Food Bank
Deacons: Jeff DePooter and Wilf Allaer
August 9: WAMBO
August 16: Knox Food Bank
Deacons: Kaley Bergsma and Chad Lubbers
THIS WEEK’S OFFERING: Today, July 26 your offering will support OPEN DOORS. For almost 65 years Open Doors has worked in the world's most oppressive and restrictive countries, strengthening Christians to stand strong in the face of persecution and equipping them to shine Christ's light in these places. When Christians are strengthened in the Lord, they begin to demonstrate God's forgiveness and reach out in love, even to their oppressors.
One of the greatest challenges to Christians living under oppression is isolation - from God's word and from the body of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:26 says “If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.”
Open Doors empowers persecuted Christians by supplying Bibles and Christian literature, training Christian leaders, facilitating social/economic projects and uniting believers in the West in prayer for Christians, who are the most persecuted religious group in the world and are oppressed in at least 60 countries.
NEXT WEEK’S OFFERING: Next week, August 2 your offering will support a local food bank; the Knox Presbyterian Foodbank and Soup Cellar. Days of operation are:
Knox Soup Cellar
Wednesdays @ 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
Knox Food Pantry
Thursdays from 10:30 A.M to 11:30 A.M.
Please feel free to pass this information on to someone you feel may benefit from this wonderful service.
FAMILY CIRCLE: Continue to pray for all of our seniors, those who suffer illnesses, and those who are lonely or shut-in. May they feel God’s presence in their lives and may He bring healing.
PICTURES FROM ANNIVERSARY: If anyone has pictures from the anniversary weekend, could you please send them to Lucia, so they can be added to the churches archive of photos.
REDEEMED DAUGHTERS OF THE KING: Ladies, girls over the age of 16, please join us for a faith based morning of praise, worship and biblical teaching at First Baptist Church, Wallaceburg November 7, 2026, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm as we welcome Christian speaker and author Nicole Langman. In addition to Nicole, we are excited to welcome Ruth Horrobin and Laurinda Vlasoff, who will be sharing encouraging messages of God’s love and grace as we dig into the book of Esther. A delicious lunch and fellowship is also included with your registration.
Registration is required, but there is no fee. A free will offering will be taken. You can register through the event’s Facebook page or email redeemeddaughter2025@gmail.com.
MITS BIT’S: We’ve had the pleasure of watching some robins this summer. Earlier on, a mom and dad robin painstakingly built a nest just outside our front door, out of the elements, under the porch roof. We were amazed how quickly they built up the nest!
The birds were spooked each time we walked out the door no matter how careful we tried to be. But they kept on coming and going. Soon, there were eggs. One of the adults was very interested to remain on the eggs, but would scatter when he/she saw us. Every now and then, we would sneak a peek. One morning, I saw a half of a blue egg shell on the ground. Baby robins were born!
It wasn’t long before we could see little beaks poking up out of the nest, waiting for mom and dad to bring them some food, and in no time at all these little ones were outgrowing the nest. Last week, the last of them “flew the coop.” It was cool to see mom and dad training the young ones to fly. What a blessing to witness all of that!
In a very short time, Karen and I got to witness the beauty of God’s plan for one bird family. “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” (Matthew 6:26). This is a good reminder for us all that our Father will care for us in all seasons, for all time. Thank you, Lord!
VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE

PRAYER: If you would like someone to pray with you, Pastor Tim and/or the
Officiating Elder will be at the front of the sanctuary after each service.

BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS
THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU;
THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE SHINE ON YOU AND
BE GRACIOUS TO YOU;
THE LORD TURN HIS FACE TOWARD YOU AND GIVE YOU PEACE.
NUMBERS 6:4-26
Petra Arends ~ July 26
Guy Benn ~ July 26
Russell Kraayenbrink ~ July 28
Summer Feddes ~ July 29

JUNE BRIDGE APP Totals:
Budget = $5120.00
Mission Montreal = $335.00
Knox Food Bank = $410.00
Indigenous Ministry = $215
World Renew = $100.00
Total = $6180.00

RECEIPTS:
Budget = $2675.00
Open Doors = $907.00
75th Ticket = $5
Community Meal Donation = $200.00
Salvation Army = $1054.75

Congregational Assistance Plan (CAP)
Shalem Mental Health Network provides professional faith-based counselling services to our church through the CAP ministry. CAP usage is confidential and available to all congregants, at no cost for the first 6 sessions. To book an appt, or for more info, please call Shalem directly at: 905-528-0353, 1-866-347-0041, or text 289-335-3543,

DATE	26– JULY	2 – AUG	9– AUG	16-AUG
Summer / Sunday School	Casey D / Dave F	Volunteers / Welcome	WAMBO	Makenna L / Jamie L
Nursery	Lucia K / Matt F	Nursery / Unlocked	WAMBO	Scott L / Shirley D
Roamer	Wayne D	Fred K	WAMBO	Rob K
Greeter	Rob & Rita	Bernard & / Karlene	WAMBO	Dick & Caorlyn
Coffee Set-up/Clean-up	Matt & Tara	Dick & / Carolyn	WAMBO	Jeff & Denise
Scripture / Readers	Psalm 42 / Mikki	Psalm 84 / Cori	WAMBO	Pastor George / Lubbers
VIDEO	Larissa	Lucia	WAMBO	Colin
CAMERA	Colin	TBA	WAMBO	Weston
SOUND	Jim	Jim	WAMBO	Casey

WALLACEBURG CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
150 Bruinsma Avenue, Wallaceburg, Ontario
N8A 5G8
519-627-7845; telephone ministry: 519-627-2323
Church Website: www.wallaceburgcrc.com
Service at 10:00 a.m.
“GATHER, GROW, AND GO…”
To know Christ and to make Him known
as we Gather, Grow, and Go!
Pastor: Tim Leferink ………………………………………………………………………………… 519-440-2627
Elders: ………………….…………….… Rob Kraayenbrink (Chair of Council) (2029) - 519-384-0306
…………...………………………………….………………..….…… Wayne Dykema (2029) - 519-627-8816
………………………………………………………………….....…………….Nick Dykema (2027) - 519-359-2228
………………………………………………………………….…….….……Gary DePooter (2028) - 519-677-5506
………………………………………………………….……………………...… Glen Lubbers (2027) 519-540-4337
Deacons: …………………….…………….Kaley Bergsma (Chair of Deacons) (2027)– 226-626-1722 ………………………...….……………………..…………….…...……....Chad Lubbers (2029) - 226-626-4125
…………………………………………….…………………….…..………..……Wilf Allaer (2028) - 519-427-9247
……………………………………………….………………………………. Jeff DePooter (2028) - 519-401-0499
Clerk of Council: ………………………...…….……………..…….....Lucia Kraayenbrink - 519-437-7487
Program Leaders/Co-ordinators:
Sunday School (for children age 3 - 9):……………………….……....... Tara Feddes - 519-917-1346
GEMS (program for girls age 8 - 13) ………………………………………...…....Nicolina Benn - 627-2145
Cadets (program for boys ages 8-13) ……………………………………. Shawn Lubbers 519-809-0273
Friendship (for mentally challenged)…………………………………...... Wilma Korvemaker - 677-4413
Nursery Superintendant ………………………….......……..………….…. Beth Lubbers - 289-838-4409
Administration:
Treasurer ……………………………………………………………….………….. Denise Tessier - 519-401-6376
Administrative Assistant ………………………………………….. Lucia Kraayenbrink - 519-437-7487
Church Office e-mail …………………………………………..…...wallaceburg_crc@hotmail.com
Deacons email address …………………………………….…………wcrcdeacons@hotmail.com
E-transfer email address …………………………………………………………. wcrcoffering@gmail.com
CAP (Professional Counselling Support) …………………………………………. 1-866-347-0041

SAVE THE DATE: We will be celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Wallaceburg CRC on July 11 and 12, 2026 at our church. Plans are in motion for an exciting weekend. Save the date cards are available on the table by the mail slo to hand out to family and friends. Please invite those who were once part of our congregation to join us in celebrating God’s faithfulness to us!

"And I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty."
2 Corinthians 6:18

	NAME OF CONFESSING MEMBER	FOR ELDER	FOR DEACON
1
2
3
4
	Signature:

"Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith;
be courageous; be strong.
Do everything in love."
1Corinthians 16;13,14

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY
Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Psalm 25:4

Prayer Corner
Please continue to pray for:
Wilf Allaer recovering from hip replacement surgery
Jeff Tessier needing a kidney donor
Mike Maguire for peace, strength and healing
Strength and healing for others with health concerns
Those who are lonely or shut-in

FEBRUARY Bridge App Summary:
Budget = $5020.00
WCS T/A = $400.00
U-Turn Ministries = $85.00
Calvinist Cadet Corp = $85.00
Chatham Kent Hospice = $275.00
Total = $5865.00

RECEIPTS
Budget Jun 14,21, 28 + July 5 =$6775
World Renew = $316.60
Knox Food Pantry = $1223.50
Indigenous Ministry = $634.00
Salvation Army = $997.00

Receipts:
Budget Nov 30 + Dec 7 = $5730.00
WCS T/A = $1096.85
Salvation Army = $1117.10

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Cadets / 7-9 pm	Community Meal / 5 PM	Friendship / 7 PM	GEMS / 7 –9 pm
		Council / 7 PM

From the Finance Committee:
2025 1st Quarter Financial Report:
Approved 2025 Budget: $234,498.00
As of March 31, 2025:
Total Income: $52,861.45 (22.54% of budget)
Total Expenses: -$48,940.93 (20.87% of budget)
Excess: $2,745.52

They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
ut when they entered,
they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
HE IS NOT HERE; HE HAS RISEN!
Luke 24:2,3,6a

Let the morning
Bring me word
Of your
Unfailing love
For I have put
My trust in you
Psalm 143:8

New on the Library Shelf:
A new fiction series by Elizabeth Goddard – Rocky Mountain Courage – a 3 book series.
Children’s Picture Book: The Gift of All Gifts - A rhyme book that explores the Christmas story and the truth about the gift of Jesus.

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